English vocabulary in use : upper-intermediate & advanced

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English vocabulary in use : upper-intermediate & advanced

Michael McCarthy, Felicity O'Dell

Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Includes index

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English Vocabulary in Use is a vocabulary book for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English, primarily designed as a self-study reference and practice book, but can also be used for classroom work. Firmly based on current learning theory, its emphasis is on the practical needs of the learner. It aims not only to present and explain words but to demonstrate how to use them and how to work out rules for using them. Vocabulary is explained and presented on left-hand pages with a wealth of innovative follow-up activities opposite. * 100 units, covering approximately 3,000 new vocabulary items * offers learners the opportunity to consolidate and expand existing vocabulary * promotes invaluable learning techniques * gives study tips and suggests follow-up tasks * contains a comprehensive key with additional helpful comments * includes a detailed index and phonetic transcription

目次

  • Introductory unit
  • Part I. Introduction: 1. Learning vocabulary
  • 2. Learning vocabulary - aids to learning
  • 3. Organising a vocabulary notebook
  • 4. The names of English language words
  • 5. Using your dictionary
  • 6. Revising vocabulary
  • 7. Formal and informal words
  • Part II. Word Formation: 8. Suffixes
  • 9. Prefixes
  • 10. Roots
  • 11. Abstract nouns
  • 12. Compound adjectives
  • 13. Compound nouns - combinations of two nouns
  • 14. Compound nouns - combinations of verb + preposition
  • 15. Words with interesting origins - people and places
  • 16. Words with interesting origins - from other languages
  • 17. Onomatopoeic words - words that sound like their meaning
  • 18. Words commonly mispronounced
  • 19. Homonyms - words pronounced and/or spelt the same
  • Part III. Connecting and Linking: 20. Time
  • 21. Condition
  • 22. Cause, reason, purpose and result
  • 23. Concession and contrast
  • 24. Addition
  • 25. Text referring words
  • Part IV. Countables and Uncountables: 26. Uncountable words
  • 27. Words that only occur in the plural
  • 28. Countable and uncountable with different meanings
  • 29. Collective nouns
  • 30. Making uncountable words countable
  • Part V. Topics: 31. Countries, nationalities and languages
  • 32. The weather
  • 33. Describing people - appearance
  • 34. Describing people - character and personality
  • 35. Relationships
  • 36. At home
  • 37. Everyday problems
  • 38. Global problems
  • 39. Education
  • 40. Work
  • 41. Sport
  • 42. The arts
  • 43. Food
  • 44. The environment
  • 45. Towns
  • 46. The natural world
  • 47. Clothes
  • 48. Health and medicine
  • 49. Travel
  • 50. Holidays
  • 51. Numbers and shapes
  • 52. Science and technology
  • 53. The press and media
  • 54. Politics and public institutions
  • 55. Crime
  • 56. Money - buying, selling and paying
  • Part V. Notional Concepts: 57. Number, quantity, degree and intensity
  • 58. Time
  • 59. Distances and dimensions
  • 60. Obligation, need, possibility and probability
  • 61. Sound and light
  • 62. Possession, giving and lending
  • 63. Movement and speed
  • 64. Texture, brightness, weight and density
  • 65. Success, failure and difficulty
  • 66. Containers and contents
  • Part VI. Feelings and Actions: 67. Belief and opinion
  • 68. Pleasant and unpleasant feelings
  • 69. Like, dislike and desire
  • 70. Speaking
  • 71. The six senses
  • 72. What your body does
  • 73. What animals do
  • Part VII. Fixed Expressions: 74. Idioms and fixed expressions - general
  • 75. Everyday expressions
  • 76. Similes
  • 77. Binomials
  • 78. Idioms describing people
  • 79. Idioms describing feelings or mood
  • 80. Idioms connected with problematic situations
  • 81. Idioms connected with praise and criticism
  • 82. Idioms connected with using language
  • 83. Idioms - miscellaneous
  • 84. Proverbs
  • Part VIII. Phrasal Verbs: 85. Expressions with do and make
  • 86. Expressions with bring and take
  • 87. Expressions with get
  • 88. Expressions with set and put
  • 89. Expressions with come and go
  • 90. Expressions with look
  • 91. Miscellaneous expressions
  • Part IX. Varieties: 92. Headline English
  • 93. US English
  • 94. Other Englishes
  • 95. Slang
  • 96. The language of notices
  • 97. Words and gender
  • 98. Abbreviations
  • 99. New words in English
  • 100. Discourse markers and exclamations
  • Key
  • List of phonetic symbols
  • Index.

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